I’m not getting any younger, as they say. That’s a cliché but is it a disease? Some scientists believe so and would like the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to classify aging as exactly that, not a function of our calendar that inevitably leads to diseases of old age, but a disease itself.
Category: Health Insurance
Tuesday Links – 28 January 2025
- Disruptive innovation in health care.
- In response to the payment change, annual incident dementia diagnosis rates in Medicare Advantage increased by 11.5 percent relative to traditional Medicare.
- Why government administered pricing of drugs isn’t working.
- What gerrymandering produces: Just 8 percent of congressional races and 7 percent of state legislative races were decided by fewer than five percentage points. (NYT)
Monday Links
- “A close look at the data indicates that loneliness may not be any worse now than it has been for much of history.”
- The case against tariffs.
- Why we need HSAs for gig workers.
- 48.5 million Americans have a substance abuse disorder involving alcohol or drugs or both.
- We could have had Ozempic 40 years ago. (NYT)
Saturday Links
- Trump executive orders pertaining to health care.
- RFK, Jr: “I’ll get processed food out of school lunch immediately,”
- “On average, a typical [Medicare Advantage] enrollee could expect to save 18-24% on out-of-pocket costs by picking an MA plan over traditional Medicare—an amount equivalent to nearly $140 per month.”
- Anthony Fauci, pardoned by Biden, loses security protection under Trump.
- Medicare Advantage plans managed by physician groups are more efficient and of higher quality than other MA plans.
- Debate: does marriage make men and women happier and healthier?
- Census data reveal there are 31.8 million “excess” bedrooms in American homes.